microsoft has reduced prices on its two most expensive Game Pass tiers. The Ultimate tier of the subscription service is now $23 one month, below $30while PC Game Pass has dropped from $16.50 to $14 monthly. These price changes are now available on Microsoft’s website.
The price cuts coincide with a change in the availability of Call of Duty titles on the service. The next Call of Duty game, due out in October, won’t be added to Game Pass until the 2027 holiday season. Existing Call of Duty titles will still be available on the platform.
Updated Game Pass prices at all levels
The four current Game Pass tiers are now priced as follows:
- Essential game pass at $10 per month offers access to 50 games, no changes
- PC game pass, at $14 per month, includes first-party first-party releases, EA Play, and hundreds of PC titles
- premium game pass, Costing $15 per month, it offers more than 200 titles, with no changes.
- Ultimate Game Pass at $23 per month includes over 500 console and PC games, first-party titles at launch, cloud gaming, Fortnite Crew, EA Play, and Ubisoft+ Classics
Game Pass Ultimate increased from $20 to $30 per month in October 2025, while PC Game Pass increased from $12 to $16.50 during the same period. The current price reductions bring both levels closer to their pre-2025 levels, but do not fully restore the original prices.
Why the next Call of Duty is delayed on Game Pass
The upcoming Call of Duty game, a sequel to Modern Warfare III scheduled for release in October, will not be available on Game Pass at launch. Microsoft aims to include it in Game Pass during the 2027 holiday season. The delay marks a change from Microsoft’s previous approach of adding new Call of Duty titles to the service on the day they launch.
According to Microsoft’s own data, this practice potentially costs around $300 million in traditional game sales in 2024.
Why Microsoft lowered prices
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma acknowledged in an internal memo that the subscription had become too expensive and that Microsoft needed more flexible pricing options. Previous price increases were reported to have contributed to record cancellation rates.
The current changes appear to be a response to subscriber pressure while maintaining the expanded game library introduced during the price increase period. Microsoft has not ruled out further adjustments to the price or structure of Game Pass.
